CAS: 149-32-6 Erythritol Powder food additives Sweetener
| product name |
Erythritol |
| cas number |
149-32-6 |
| apperance |
White crystal powder |
| Density |
1.4±0.1 g/cm3 |
| MF |
C4H10O4 |
| MW |
122.120 |
Erythritol is a bulk sweetener, a four-carbon sugar alcohol, with a molecular formula of C4H10O4. Erythritol is widely present in nature, such as fungi mushrooms, lichens, melons, grapes, pears, animal eye lenses, plasma, fetal fluid, semen, and urine. It can also be detected in small amounts in fermented foods. There are also small amounts in wine, beer, soy sauce, and sake. It can be produced by glucose fermentation. It is a white crystalline powder with refreshing sweetness, not easy to absorb moisture, stable at high temperature, stable in a wide pH range, and has a mild cooling sensation when dissolved in the mouth. It is suitable for a variety of foods.
(1) Zero-calorie: Erythritol is the only zero-calorie sugar alcohol. [9] Due to its small molecular weight, it is easily absorbed by the human body. At the same time, only a small amount of erythritol absorbed by the human body enters the human large intestine and is fermented by microorganisms. 80% of erythritol enters the human blood after being consumed by the human body, but it cannot be catabolized by enzymes in the human body, does not provide energy for the body, does not participate in sugar metabolism, and can only be excreted from the human body through urine.
(2) High tolerance: The human body's tolerance to erythritol is 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight, which is higher than xylitol, lactitol, and maltitol. The main reason is that erythritol has a small molecular weight and is absorbed. Less, mainly excreted through urine, thus avoiding the occurrence of diarrhea caused by hypertonicity, and avoiding flatulence caused by intestinal bacterial fermentation.
(3) Anti-dental caries: Erythritol is not used by human oral bacteria, so it will not produce acidic substances that will damage the teeth, which will induce dental caries and inhibit the growth of oral bacteria, thereby protecting the teeth The role of.
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